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desolate; bleak; dreary; barren
A landscape or scene that is vast, empty, and desolate — evoking a sense of loneliness and desolation. Used for barren wastelands, devastated areas, and bleak environments.
A literary word for bleak, desolate landscapes. Evokes a powerful visual image of vast emptiness and loneliness. Most commonly used with the patterns 荒涼とした or 荒涼たる.
Common patterns
A たる-adjective (literary form): 荒涼たる + noun, or 荒涼として (adverbial form). The plain な form (荒涼な) is less common.